Full Description
International law's rich existence in the world can be illuminated by its objects. International law is often developed, conveyed, and authorized through its objects and/or their representation. From the symbolic (the regalia of the head of state and the symbols of sovereignty), to the mundane (a can of dolphin-safe tuna certified as complying with international trade standards), international legal authority can be found in the objects around us. Similarly, the practice of international law often relies on material objects or their image, both as evidence (satellite images, bones of the victims of mass atrocities) and to found authority (for instance, maps and charts).
This volume considers these questions: firstly what might the study of international law through objects reveal? What might objects, rather than texts, tell us about sources, recognition of states, construction of territory, law of the sea, or international human rights law? Secondly, what might this scholarly undertaking reveal about the objects - as aims or projects - of international law? How do objects reveal, or perhaps mask, these aims, and what does this tell us about the reasons some (physical or material) objects are foregrounded, and others hidden or ignored. Thirdly what objects, icons, and symbols preoccupy the profession and academy? The personal selection of these objects by leading and emerging scholars worldwide will illuminate the contemporary and historical fascinations of international lawyers.
By considering international law in the context of its material culture the authors offer a new and exciting theoretical perspective on the subject. With an image of each object reproduced in full colour, the book will make an engaging and interesting read for scholars, practitioners, and students alike.
Contents
THINKING INTERNATIONAL LAW THROUGH OBJECTS; DANIEL JOYCE - INTERNATIONAL LAWS CABINET OF CURIOSITIES; JESSIE HOHMANN - OBJECTS AND THE LIFE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; FLEUR JOHNS - THINGS WE MAKE AND DO WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW; WOUTER WERNER - SAYING AND SHOWING; ISOBEL ROELE - THE OBJECT OF STUDY; OBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; AFRICAN COURT OF HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS - NICOLE DE SILVA; AIDS VIRUS - THERESE MURPHY; AXUM STELE - LUCAS LIXINSKI; BARCELONA TRACTION SHARE - FILIPPO FONTANELLI AND GUISEPPE BIANCO; BOOTS (ON THE GROUND) - KIMBERLEY TRAPP; BORDER CHECK POINT, THE MOLDOVAN REPUBLIC OF TRANSNISTRIA - FRANCOIS FINCK; BRETON ROAD SIGNS - JACQUELINE MOWBRAY; CHICOTTE - ANNE-CHARLOTTE MARTINEAU; DATA: THE GIVEN - STEPHEN HUMPHREYS; DECHIQUETEUSE (PAPERSHREDDER) - IMMI TALLGREN; DRONE - IOANNIS KALPOUZOS; GAVEL - JAMES PARKER; GOOD URBAN CITIZEN - HELMUT AUST; GLYPHOSATE - ALLESANDRA ARCURI; USAID RICE, HAITI - CHARLIE PEEVERS; INSULAE MOLUCCAE: A DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY MAP - KATE MILES; JOLLY ROGER - ZIV BOHRER; MOSUL FOUR AND IRAN SIX - ALEX MILLS; ONE TONNE OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT (1TCO2E) - JULIA DEHM; OPIUM - JESSIE HOHMANN; ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID REFERENCES - GERRY SIMPSON; PAINTINGS OF INTERNATIONAL LAWS TEXTBOOKS - JEAN DASPREMONT AND ERIC DE BRABANDERE; PASSPORT - SARAH DEHM; PEACE SIGN, COLOMBIAN NEUTRALISED ZONE - THOMAS MCMANUS; POLYMETALLIC NODULES FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR - SURABHI RANGANATHAN; POSTCARD FROM THE ICTY - SOPHIE RIGNEY; PURSE SEINE NET - ANDREW LANG; REFUGEE CHAINS - ALISON KESBY; RAILWAY CLOCKS - GEOFF GORDON; RUSSIAN FLAG AT THE NORTH POLE - ROSEMARY RAYFUSE; SCREEN - CHRISTINE SCHWOBEL-PATEL AND WOUTER WERNER; SHIPS BALLAST - LOLITA BUCKNER-INNISS; SOMALI PIRATE SKIFF - DOUG GUILFOYLE; SOVEREIGN MARK OF THE ROI NE-DOUCOULA, KING OF BOMA - TANJA AALBERTS; STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, PEACE PALACE, THE HAGUE - DANIEL LITWIN; SUGAR - MICHAEL FAKHRI; TREATY CANOE - RUTH BUCHANAN AND JEFF HEWITT; TREES - LESLIE-ANNE DUVIC-PAOLI; WESTERN SAHARA BOUNDARY MARKER - JEFFREY SMITH; WHALE - MALGOSIA FITZMAURICE
